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What is a Artificial intelligence?

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What is a Artificial intelligence?

Artificial intelligence is the ability of machines to perform certain tasks, which need the intelligence showcased by humans and animals. This definition is often ascribed to Marvin Minsky and John McCarthy from the 1950s, who were also known as the fathers of the field.
 
Artificial intelligence allows machines to understand and achieve specific goals. AI includes machine learning via deep learning. The former refers to machines automatically learning from existing data without being assisted by human beings. Deep learning allows the machine to absorb huge amounts of unstructured data such as text, images, and audio.
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Use technology to drive progress, guard against misuse: Jeet Adani

Speaking at IIT Bombay's Techfest 2024, Adani, the 27-year old younger son of infrastructure magnate Gautam Adani, said the future of technology is both scary and exciting

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Updated On : 17 Dec 2024 | 11:22 PM IST

Data breach, regulatory uncertainty hurdles in AI implementation: Deloitte

Insufficient understanding of the technology among challenges for Indian companies, it says

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Updated On : 17 Dec 2024 | 11:20 PM IST

Developing LLM to cut approval times further: Sebi member Narayan

LLMs are advanced AI systems designed to understand and generate human language. They use deep learning techniques and are trained on massive amounts of text data

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Updated On : 17 Dec 2024 | 4:52 PM IST

Google, Tamil Nadu govt hold forum to discuss AI innovation in state

Company and state government in August signed agreement for technology advancement

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Updated On : 17 Dec 2024 | 1:55 PM IST

Meity invites proposals for developing trusted AI ecosystem, tools

Meity, in the proposal, also seeks the creation of risk management tools and frameworks to enhance the safe deployment of AI in public services, stress-testing tools to evaluate how AI models perform

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Updated On : 16 Dec 2024 | 10:10 PM IST

SoftBank CEO announces $100 bn US investment in meeting with Trump

Son will also promise in a joint announcement with Trump to create 100,000 jobs focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and related infrastructure

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Updated On : 16 Dec 2024 | 7:24 PM IST

Exotel accelerates AI-led innovations to redefine customer experience

Exotel's expansion into high-growth markets like Saudi Arabia, UAE, and the USA is driving new revenue streams and the company said it is poised for strong growth in FY25

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Updated On : 16 Dec 2024 | 6:10 AM IST

Who was Suchir Balaji, OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco?

Weeks before his death, Suchir Balaji, a graduate from the University of California, made serious allegations against his former employer, OpenAI

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Updated On : 15 Dec 2024 | 2:30 PM IST

Digital upskilling of ASHAs vital for transforming rural healthcare: Expert

DIISHA is aimed at employing artificial intelligence-based tools, developed by Elsevier, for empowering ASHAs

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Updated On : 15 Dec 2024 | 2:19 PM IST

89% of GenZ feel AI training can fetch better salaries, shows data

Another major takeaway from Unstop's report is the growing disparity between academic preparation and corporate expectations

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Updated On : 13 Dec 2024 | 11:18 PM IST

Broadcom stock soars as company touts mega artificial intelligence demand

Big Tech's push to diversify beyond Nvidia's pricey and supply-constrained AI processors has been a windfall for Broadcom, which makes custom chips for major cloud companies

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Updated On : 13 Dec 2024 | 10:47 PM IST

Work on to assess AI, job loss from GenAI not intense in India: IT secy

He said under the IndiaAI mission, the government has tried to make a subtle distinction between responsible AI as defined by the West -- which is not expected to be regulated by the government -- and

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Updated On : 12 Dec 2024 | 11:35 PM IST

Working to assess safety of AI; job loss not intense in India: IT Secy

There is a need for regulation around harms from AI, misrepresentation and deepfakes in the AI domain and there are enough laws in the country to act on misrepresentation

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Updated On : 12 Dec 2024 | 10:01 PM IST

ChatGPT outage reignites debate on risks of large AI system failures

The outage also raised broader concerns about the dependency on a few large tech companies controlling critical platforms

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Updated On : 12 Dec 2024 | 11:11 PM IST

AI from India, for India and the World: Shaping future with emerging tech

India poised to lead AI era with skilling focus, policy support, and ethics

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Updated On : 12 Dec 2024 | 4:43 PM IST

Tech Mahindra, ServiceNow collaborate to offer Gen AI management solutions

Tech Mahindra on Thursday said it has collaborated with American software firm ServiceNow to launch the One E2E Platform, a GenAI-powered enterprise service management solution.

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Updated On : 12 Dec 2024 | 2:56 PM IST

When AI goes shopping: AI agents promise to lighten your purchasing load

The next evolution in artificial intelligence is AI agents that are capable of autonomous reasoning and multistep problem-solving

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Updated On : 12 Dec 2024 | 9:57 AM IST

Latest iPhones get the gift of more AI as holiday shopping season heats up

The latest round of AI tricks includes Genmojis, Apple's description for emojis that iPhone users will be able to ask the technology to create and then share

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Updated On : 12 Dec 2024 | 6:54 AM IST

US Supreme Court tosses case involving securities fraud suit against Nvidia

At issue was whether the plaintiffs cleared the heightened legal bar for bringing private securities fraud suits set under a 1995 federal law called the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act that

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Updated On : 11 Dec 2024 | 9:06 PM IST

Google's Willow milestone may revolutionise AI, quantum computing

Industry players caution that it may take several years for this innovation to become commercially viable

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Updated On : 11 Dec 2024 | 11:56 PM IST